Totalizer and keyboard capacity



1935- R. J. YACKLEY ET AL 2,052,044

TOTALIZER AND KEYBOARD CAPACITY CONTROL FOR CALCULATING MACHINES FiledApril 21, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. 1

Qmento'a Raymond J. Yackley B and Roland C. Hall Hi5 dbtotvwg D Q E Aug.25, 1936.

R. J. YACKLEY ET AL TOTALIZER AND KEYBOARD CAPACITY CONTROL FORCALCULATING MACHINES FIG. 4

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3 She ets-Sheet 2 5 E El LJJ H D E D gyvuenl'oi Raymond J. Yackley 5 ndRoland C. Hall Aug. 25, 1936. R. J. YACKLEY ET AL TOTALIZER AND KEYBOARDCAPACITY CONTROL FOR CALCULATING MACHINES Filed April 21, 1932 3Sheets-Sheet 3 glwntoc Raymond J. Yackley B and Roland C. Hall H isdbl'olnaq to numerous subscribers.

Patented Aug. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES TOTALIZER ANDY KEYBOARD CAPACITYCONTROL FOR CALCULATING MACHINES Raymond J. Yackley and Roland C. Hall,Detroit,- Mich., assignors to The National Cash Register Company,Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Maryland Application April 21, 1932,Serial No. 606,638

6 Claims.

This invention relates to accounting machines and the like, but moreparticularly to improvements in machines of the well known Ellis type,such as are set out and described in Letters Patent of the United StatesNos. 1,197,276 and 1,197,278, issued September 5, 1916, to HalcolmEllis, and Patent No. 1,203,863 issued November 7, 1916 also to HalcolmEllis, and Patent No. 1,819,084, issued to Emil John Ens August 18,1931.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a machine of theabove type in which the capacity of the totalizer may be increased ordecreased at will.

Another object is to provide means for disabling the transfer mechanismof a particular denominational unit in order to change the capacity ofthe totalizer.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and apreferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described withreference to the drawings which accompany and form part of thisspecification.

Of said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top-plan view of the keyboard of the machine of the instantinvention.

Fig. 2 is a detail View showing the transfer mechanism of onedenominational unit.

Figs. 3 and 4 are facsimiles of fragments of two ledger sheets used inthe instant machine.

Fig. 5 is a cross section alongside the fourth or thousands amount bank.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the transfer disabling mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation illustrating in detail the means fordisabling the transfer mechanism and changing the capacity of themachine.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION The instant invention is shown incorporated in thewell known Ellis accounting machine, which is fully illustrated anddescribed in the patents referred to at the beginning of thisspecification. The machine embodying the invention is equipped with atraveling carriage similar to those used on typewriters, and if desired,may also be equipped with. typewriter keyboard and type. In its presentapplication the instant machine is supplied with one totalizer in whichboth addition and subtraction may be carried on. However, if desired,the number of totalizers may be increased to meet the demands of varyingbusiness conditions.

The machine to which the present invention is applied is shown adaptedfor use by a public utility company who distributes electrical currentEach subscriber is supplied with a meter which registers the amount ofcurrent consumed in the terms of kilowatt hours. The average consumer issupplied with a four wheel meter which has a maximum registeringcapacity of 9,999 kilowatt hours. Gonsumers who use a large amount ofelectrical current are each supplied with a five-wheel meter, having atotal registering capacity of 99,999 kilowatt hours. These meters areread periodically and the amount of current consumed by each subscriberis ascertained by subtracting the previous meter reading from thepresent meter reading.

Subscribers are listed according to certain outlined districts, theaccounts of subscribers supplied with four-wheel meters and those withfivewheel meters being mixed indiscriminately. After the meters of acertain district are read, these readings are turned over to the mainofiice where a calculation is made of each subscribers account".

Whenever either the four-wheel or five-wheel meter reaches its capacityit clears itself and starts again at zero. Therefore if the previousreading of a four-wheel meter was 9986 (Fig. 3) and 28 kilowatt hours ofcurrent were consumed during the present period, the present meterreading would be 14. This would also be true in the case of a five-wheelmeter where the previous reading was 99986.

An accounting machine such as the Ellis is generally used in calculatingthe number of kilo- Watt hours consumed by each subscriber, and it isessential that the printing of this machine coincide with the reading ofthe meters. In order to use a machine with a totalizer of fivedenominations for the calculation of both fourwheel and five-wheel meteraccounts, it is necessary that the capacity of the totalizer be changedand therefore means are provided for disabling the highest or fifthdenomination of the totalizer when calculating four-wheel meteraccounts. In the machine showing the present invention this has beenaccomplished by supplying means for locking the carrying mechanism ofthe fourth denomination of the totalizer thereby preventing transferringof both positive and negative amounts from the fourth to the fifthdenomination. The mechanism used in locking the carrying mechanism willbe thoroughly explained in the following detailed description:

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Operating mechanism The mechanism of the machineembodying this invention is supported between two main frames, 30 and3|, (Fig. 5) which are mounted parallel to each other upon a base plate32 (Fig. 6. A machine case 33, (Fig. 1) secured to the base plateencloses the mechanism of the machine and also supports a travelingcarriage, not

tion. subtract operation is other than another subhere shown, but fullyillustrated and described in the patents referred to above.

Secured to the base plate 32 is an electric motor, not here shown, butof the type illustrated and described in Patent No. 1,601,102 issuedSeptember 28, 1926 to Frederick W. Bernau. This motor is of theconstant-running type and operates a clutch driving member not shown.The driven member of the clutch is operatively connected to the drivingmember by the depression of a starting bar 36 (Fig. 1) causing saiddriven member to travel a complete revolution with said driving memberuntil automatically disconnected therefrom at the end of a machineoperation. The driven member of theclutch is operatively connected tothe machine operating mechanism, not here shown, but fully set out anddescribed in the patents referred to at the beginning of thisspecification.

The instant machine has an add-subtract totalizer actuated byhorizontally reciprocating racks, which are positioned by the five rowsof keys (Figs. 1 and 5). The reciprocating racks 21 (Fig. 5) alsoposition printing segments 26 which when released, near the middle of amachine operation in a manner fully described in the above mentionedpatents, print impressions upon paper wound around a platen roll 25carried by the usual traveling carriage.

The three rows of keys at the left of the keyboard are date-printingkeys and are arranged to position reciprocating racks, which in turnposition date-printing segments, not here shown.

Located on the righthand side of the keyboard just above the startingbar 34 (Fig. 1) is a traveling carriage tabulating key 35, depression ofwhich tabulates the usual traveling carriage from one printing positionto another.

To-talizer carrying mechanism The add-subtract totalizer of the presentmachine is provided with a dual carrying mechanism which is normally inadding position, but is automatically shifted to subtract position whenthe machine'is conditioned for a subtract opera- If the machineoperation succeeding a tract operation the carrying mechanism isautomatically returned to adding position at the beginning of saidsucceeding operation. As illustrated in Fig. 2 the carrying mechanism isshown in subtract position and in Fig. 5 in the add position. Aspreviously brought out the totalizer of the instant machine has acapacity of five denominations. Means have been provided for disablingthe fourth denomination transfer mechanism to reduce the totalizercapacity to four denominations. The above mechanisms will now bedescribed.

The add-subtract totalizer has a plurality of wheels 36 (Figs. 2 and 5)one for each denomination, which are actuated by the reciprocating racks21. Each of the wheels 36 has twenty teeth, representing digits in aparticular denomination and each wheel carries a plate 31 withdiametrically opposed projections 38 and ed on a No. 1 totalizershaftcarried by the .usual totalizer rocking frame supported between the endplates 46 of a totalizer frame (Fig. 6).

', v The projections 38 and 39 are adapted to cooperate with a nose ll(Figs. 2 and 5) on an add transferflatch d2 pivoted on a shaft 43supported in the totalizer rocking frame. The projections 38 and 39 arealso arranged to cooperate with a nose 44 (Fig. 2) on a subtracttransfer latch 45, also pivoted on the shaft 43. The latch 42 has aformed ear 46 adapted to cooperate with a projection 47 on an arm 48secured on a transfer cam 49 pivoted on a shaft 56 carried by plates 51(only one shown) supported between the totalizer frame plates 40.

The subtract latch 55 has an ear 5! arranged to cooperate with aprojection 52 on an arm 53 of the transfer cam 49. The cam arm 49 (Figs.2 and 5) has a Y-shaped cam slot 54 adapted to cooperate with a stud 55in a transfer segment 56 pivoted on the plate 51. The transfer cam arm49 carries a stud 58 adapted to cooperate with a hook 59 on a detent 66secured to a shaft 6! journaled in brackets 62 and 63 supported by theend plates 46 of the totalizer frame.

Calling attention to Figs. 6 and '7, the shaft 6| has secured on itsrighthand end an arm 64 connected by a link 65 to a lever 66 secured toa shaft 61 journaled in the frames 36 and 3i. The upper end of the lever66 extends through a slot 68 in a keyboard plate 69 and terminates in afinger piece ill. The lower end of the lever 66 terminates in aprojection H adapted to cooperate with a spring retainer 12 secured tothe base 32.

Referring again to Fig. 2, it will be recalled that the dual carryingmechanism is here shown in subtract position. J ournaled between the endplates 46 of totalizer frame is a shift bar 73 connected by a link notshown to a transfer spring bail l5 pivoted on a stud in the left-handplate and one of the plates 51. The shift bar 13 has an extension 17adapted to cooperate with a. projection 18 on the add transfer latch 42and a projection 19 on the subtract transfer latch 45. a

When the machine is conditioned and released for a subtract operationthe shift bar 13 and the bail 15 are automatically moved to the positionshown in Fig. 2 at the beginning of said operation. This causes theextension Tl of the shift bar to contact the projection 18 on the latch42 to rock the nose 4i upwardly out of the path of the projections 38and 39 on the totalizer wheel 36. As previously stated, if the operationsucceeding a subtract operation is other than another subtract operationthe shift bar 13 and the bail T5 are automatically returned clockwise atthe beginning of such operation to their normal adding positions. Theclockwise movement of the shift bar 13 causes the extension 17 to engagethe projection 19 on the subtract latch to rock the nose 44 out of thepath of the projections 38 and 39 on the totalizer wheel 36. When theextension 11 of the shift bar 13 is moved away from the projection 18 onthe add latch 42 this latch is returned to effective position where thenose 4| (Fig. 5) is in the path of the projections 38 and 39. A spring82 is tensioned between the latches 42 and 45 to return said latches toeffective positions.

The totalizer wheel 36 (Fig. 2) for the fourth denomination'is shown inthe zero position and as previously stated the transfer mechanism isshown in subtracting position. At the beginning of a subtract operationthe totalizer wheels are rocked downward out of engagement with thecarrying segments 56 and intoengagement with the usual actuator racksshown in the previously mentioned patents. Simultaneously a transferrestoring bar 83 is rocked clockwise to engage the lower end of the arms53 to restore all the cam arms 49 and latches 45 which were trippedduring the preceding operation. After restoring the transfer mechanismthe bar 83 is returned counter clockwise by a spring 84 to anintermediate position as shown in Fig. 2, in which position it isretained by a detent, not shown.

Assuming that the transfer mechanism shown in Fig. 2 is that of thefourth or thousands denomination and that the 1 key 28 in the thousandsbank has been depressed and the machine released for a subtractoperation. The rearward movement of the thousands actuator rack 21 (Fig.rotates the totalizer wheel 36 one tooth space causing the projection 38(Fig. 2) to engage the nose 44 to rock the latch 45 counter clockwise.The counter clockwise movement of the latch 45 disengages the ear 5|from the projection 52 of the arm 53, allowing the transfer cam 49 torock counter-clockwise under tension of a spring 85 until the lower endof the arm 53 contacts the restoring bar 83.

When the totalizer actuating rack 21 for the thousands denominations hascompleted its subtracting movement rearward, the totalizer wheel 36 isdisengaged therefrom and re-engaged with the transfer segment 56.Immediately after the totalizer wheel is re-engaged with the transfersegment the restoring bar detent is disengaged allowing the restoringbar 83 to be returned its full distance counter-clockwise by the spring84. The transfer cam arm 49 under tension of its spring 85 travelscounter-clockwise in unison with said restoring bar. A spring 86tensioned between the bail l5 and the stud 55 in the segment 56 guidessaid stud 55 into the left-hand branch of the Y-shaped cam slot 54during the counterclockwise movement of the cam arm 49. The cam slot 54coacting with the stud 55 rocks the transfer segment 56 clockwise, whichin turn rotates the next higher denomination totalizer wheel one toothspace counter-clockwise to subtract one therefrom.

In order to illustrate the working of the transfer mechanism during addoperations let us assume that subsequent to the subtract operation justexplained it is desired to add one into the fourth denominationtotalizer wheel 36. With the fourth denomination totalizer wheel 36(Fig. 2) in the position in which it was left by the preceding subtractoperation, that is, the ninth position the 1 key 28 in the fourthdemonination or thousands bank is depressed and the machine released foran add operation.

At the beginning of said add operation the bail T5 and the transfershift bar 13 are returned clockwise to their normal adding positions.This causes the extension 11 of the bar 13 to release the add latch 42which is then rocked counterclockwise by the spring 82 until the nose 4|is in the path of the projections 38 and 39 on the totalizer wheel 36 asshown in Fig. 5 and the car 46 (Fig. 2) is in the path of the projection41 on the arm 48. Clockwise movement of the shift bar I3 also causes theextension 1! to engage the projection E9 of the subtract latch 45,rocking said latch counter-clockwise until the nose 44 is out of thepath of the projections 38 and 39.

In an add operation the initial movement rearward of the totalizeractuator rack 21 (Fig. 5) positions said rack commensurate with thevalue of the key depressed, immediately after which the totalizer wheelis rocked out of engagement with the transfer segment 56 and intoengagement with the totalizer rack 27. The transfer restoring bar 83 isthen rocked clockwise to restore all knocked-down transfer latches andtransfer cam arms after which it is latched in the intermediate positionshown in Fig. 2. The totalizer actuator racks are then returned forward,rotating the totalizer wheels 36 clockwise, commensurate with the amountset up on the keyboard.

Depression of the 1 key 28 in the fourth denomination row allows thetotalizer actuator rack 21 (Fig. 5) to move rearward one space, andwhile in this position the totalizer wheel 36 is engaged therewith.Final movement forward of the totalizer actuator rack 21 moves thetotalizer wheel 36 clockwise one tooth space causing the projection 39to engage the nose 4! of the add latch 42 to rock said latch clockwise.This causes the car 46 to be disengaged from the projection 4'! allowingthe cam arm M to rock counterclockwise until the lower end of the arm 53engages the restoring bar 83. Immediately after the totalizer actuatorrack 2i completes its final movement forward the totalizer wheel 3% isdisengaged therefrom and re-engaged with the transfer segment 56. Thedetent which retains the restoring bar 83 in its intermediate positionis then released allowing said bar to be returned its fullcounter-clockwise distance by means of the spring 84.

As in subtract operations the cam arm 49 under tension of the spring 85(Fig. 2) moves in unison with the restoring bar 83 and as the bail l5has been rocked clockwise to a position where the spring 86 guides thestud 55 into the right hand branch of the Y-shaped slot 5-4, thecounterclockwise movement of the cam arm 49 moves the transfer segment55 counter-clockwise to rotate the fifth denomination totalizer wheelone tooth space clockwise, thus effecting a transfer of one digit intothe fifth'denomination.

There is a transfer unit such as that illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5, anddescribed above, for each denomination with the exception of the highestorder denomination. These transfer units a work in exactly the samemanner. Therefore it is thought that the foregoing description of thetransfer mechanism for the fourth denomination will be sufiicient forthe purpose of the present application.

Machine capacity control As previously brought out, the n chine of theinstant invention has five denominations. When calculating the accountof a subscriber whose meter has only four wheels, it is desirable thatthe capacity of the machine be decreased to four denominations in orderthat the printing of the machine will conform to the reading of themeter.

Calling attention to Fig. 7, movement of the lever 59 clockwise, throughthe link 65 and arm 64 rocks the shaft BI and the detent 63 clockwise,causing the hook 59 to move into the path of the stud 58 of the transfercam 49, see also Figs. 2 and 5. This cripples the transfer mechanism forthe fourth denominational bank by preventing the counter-clockwisemovement of the cam arm 49, thus preventing the transfer of positive ornegative amounts from the fourth denominational bank to the fifthdenominational bank. The crippling of the transfer mechanism as outlinedabove, has the efiect of decreasing the capacity of the machine fromfive denominations to four denominations, which is the result desired.

However, crippling the transfer mechanism, as outlined above, does notprevent depression of a key in the fifth bank. In the use of the machinethe operator sometimes accidentally depresses a key in the fifth bank.This causes an entry to be made on the fifth wheel. Then, when a balanceis printed a character will be printed in the fifth bank. This causes aconfusing record to be printed. Therefore, when printing a balance fromthe totalizer, with the lever 56 in the clockwise position for four bankdenominational operations, it is necessary to provide means to arrestthe rack 27: for the fifth bank in the zero position. This isconveniently accomplished by providing a stop arm 76 (Figs. 6 and 7) onthe shaft Bl, located thereon beneath the rack 21 for the fifth bank.When the lever 66 is moved from the five bank to the four bank position,the arm l t is elevated so as to present the end thereof behind ashoulder E on the lower edge of the rack. Then when the machine isoperated for a balance operation the arm M coacting with shoulder l5prevents movement of the rack 27 for the fifth bank out of its zeroposition.

Operation It is felt that an understanding of the operation of themachine of the present invention will have been obtained from theforegoing description, and for that reason only a brief outline of theoperation of said machine will be given hereinafter.

As an example of operation let us assume that a public utility companyin a certain city has a system whereby the city is divided intodistricts and an employee provided for each district who reads themeters of the individual subscribers in his district. Each meter readercarries a book which has a chart for each subscriber in his district.These charts are generally provided with enough lateral spaces to takecare of the meter readings for a period of one year, said meter readingsbeing taken at monthly intervals. These meter reading charts also havevertical columnar divisions for the date and meter reading. After themeters are read for a certain period, the books containing the meterreading charts are turned in at the main ofiice, where the subscribersaccounts are calculated.

On file at the main olfice is a ledger card for each subscriber, afacsimile of which is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. These cards are dividedinto sufficient lateral spaces to take care of the monthly meterreadings for a period of one year. The lateral spaces are divided intovertical columns each headed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. 7

It will be noted that the usual row of control keys located on the leftside of the keyboard ,scribers account for the period ending December 27will be given. The ledger card of this particular subscriber is woundaround the platen roll 25 until the proper lateral space is aligned withthe printing type 26. The traveling carriage is then tabulated until thecolumn heading Preceding reading is in line with the printing type, inwhich position the add-subtract totalizer is 7 automatically conditionedfor a subtract operation. Next the previous months reading found in thecolumn headed Present reading is set up on the keyboard by depression ofthe proper keys 28. '7 5 Releasing the machine for operation causes theprevious months reading of 99750 (which had been set up on the keyboard)to be printed upon the ledger sheet and simultaneously subtracted fromthe add-subtract totalizer, which was orig- 10 inally standing at zero.This leaves the complement (250) of the number 99750 standing in thetotalizer.

The traveling carriage is then tabulated to a position where the columnsheaded Date and Present reading are opposite the printing point, inwhich position thetotalizer is automatically conditioned for an addingoperation. It will be noted that between November 27 and December 27 theelectric meter reached its capacity, cleared itself and startedregistering again from zero. The date-December 27, and the presentmonths meter reading 135, obtained from the meter readers record chart,are set up on the keyboard. Releasing the machine for operation bydepressing the starting bar 34 causes the present reading 135 and thedate, Dec. 27, to be printed in their respective columns and the presentreading 135 to be simultaneously added to the complement 250 of theprevious months meter reading of 99750.

Next the traveling carriage is tabulated until the column headedKilowatt hours consumed is in printing position. In this position thetraveling carriage automatically conditions the add- 35 subtracttotalizer for a totalizing operation. Subsequent releasing of themachine for operation causes the add-subtract totalizer to be clearedand the total 385 to be printed upon the ledger sheet in the columnheaded Kilowatt hours consumed.

In calculating the account of a subscriber supplied with a five-wheelmeter it is necessary that the transfer crippling mechanism be inineffectiveposition as the full capacity of the totalizer is used insuch calculation.

Referring now to Fig. 3, let us assume that the next account to becalculated is that of a subscriber supplied with a four-wheel meter.

This subscribers ledger sheet is inserted around the platen roll 25 andadjusted so that the proper lateral space is in line with the printingtype 26. The operator then moves the lever (Fig. 7) clockwise, causingthe hook 59 of the detent 60 to move into the path of the stud 58 on thetrans- 55 fer cam 49, which as previously described, locks said transfercam in ineifective position, thereby preventing the transfer of positiveor negative amounts from the fourth to the fifth denomination. 0

The traveling carriage is tabulated until the column headed Precedingreading is in printing position. The preceding months meter reading of9986, found in the column headed Present reading, is subtracted from thecleared totalizer 5 and simultaneously printed upon the ledger sheet.This leaves the complement (14) of the meter reading 9986 stored in thetotalizer.

The traveling carriage is again tabulated until the columns on theledger sheet headed Date and Present reading are in printingposition.Next the date, December 27, and the present months meter reading, 14,obtained from the meter readers record chart are printed upon the ledgersheet in their respective columns, the present meter reading 14 beingsimultaneously added to the complement 14 of the previous meter reading9986.

Next the traveling carriage is tabulated until the column upon theledger sheet headed Kilo- Watt hours consumed is in printing position.In this position a total is taken, resulting in the number 28 beingprinted in the column headed Kilowatt hours consumed, this being thenumber of kilowatt hours consumed between November 27 and December 27.

Had the calculation of a four-wheel meter account been attempted on amachine having a totalizer with a capacity of five denominations butwithout the transfer disabling features described herein, the resultwould be erroneous as subtracting the previous reading 9986 from thecleared totalizer would leave a complementary figure of 90014 and addingthe present reading of 14 to this number would result in a total of90028 as the number of kilowatt hours consumed between November 27 andDecember 27.

Summarizing briefly, it will be seen that the instant invention makes itpossible to use the same machine in the calculation of both fourandfive-wheel meter accounts, as the capacity of the machine may be reducedfrom five to four denominations and increased from four to fivedenominations at the will of the operator.

While the forms of mechanisms herein shown and described are admirablyadapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the forms ofembodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment invarious forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is: i

1. In a machine of the class described having a totalizer with a seriesof denominational elements, the combination of means, including anindividual actuator device, to transfer amounts from lower to higherdenominational elements; a differentially movable actuator for eachdenominational element; means for locking the individual actuator deviceof a particular denominational element so that amounts will not betransferred thereto; and means to simultaneously lock the differentiallymovable actuator for the lastnamed denominational element.

2. In a machine of the class described having a totalizer with a seriesof denominational elements, the combination of means, including anindividual actuator device, to transfer amounts from lower to higherdenominational elements; a differentially movable actuator for eachdenominational element; means for preventing the actuating movement ofthe individual actuator device of a particular denominational element sothat amounts will not be transferred thereto; and means tosimultaneously lock the differentially movable actuator for thelast-named denominational element.

3. In a machine of the class described having a totalizer with a seriesof denominational elements, the combination of transfer mechanism,including an individual actuator for each of the higher denominationalelements; a differentially movable actuator for each denominationalelement; and a manipulative device for rendering ineffectve theindividual actuator of a particular element to decrease the capacity ofthe totalizer and to render the corresponding differentially movableactuator ineffective.

4. In an accounting machine, the combination of a totalizer consistingof a series of denominational elements; transfer means including anactuating arm and a latch means therefor, for each of the higherdenominational elements; a differentially movable actuator for eachdenominational element; means for tripping the latch means; and amanipulative device for retaining one of the actuating arms inineffective position tuator device for each of the higher denominationalelements; a differentially movable actuator for each denominationalelement; a manipulative member; means intermediate the manipulativemember and the individual actuator device of a particular element torender the latter ineffective when the manipulative member is moved toeffective position; and means intermediate the manipulative member andthe difierentially movable actuator for the particular element to rendersaid actuator ineffective.

6. In an accounting machine, the combination with a totalizer having aseries of denominational elements, of means to transfer amounts fromlower to higher denominational elements, said means including anindividual actuator device for each of the higher denominationalelements; a projection on one of the individual actuator devices; amember adapted to cooperate with the projection; a difierentiallymovable actuator for each denominational element; a projection on thedifferentially movable actuator corresponding to said one individualactuator device; a manipulative element; means whereby the manipulativeelement causes the member to engage the projection to disable the oneindividual actuator device; and means adjusted by the manipulativeelement to engage the projection on said one differentially movableactuator'.

RAYMOND J. YACKLEY. ROLAND C. HALL.

